Saluting Colonel Sara Phoenix
Posted in: WMASara Phoenix next to the cold weather overwear from Desert Storm worn at night Sara began her career as an enlisted Marine in 1977 and was commissioned in 1983. Sara served two tours in Iraq & one in Afghanistan as the Officer in Charge of the Patient Administrative Tracking team for MARCENT. They operate in
A Semper Fidelis Love Story
Posted in: WMADon & Peggy Cavin met in 1943 while both served as Marines at MCAS Miramar. Soon after, Don shipped out to serve in the South Pacific. After WWII ended in 1945, Don and Peggy married in Boston. This Fall, Don & Peggy will be celebrating their 65th Anniversary. They truly epitomize our Marine motto Semper
Saluting Annie Grimes, 1st African American female Marine Officer
Posted in: WMAAnnie Grimes (left) and Betty Mosley Brown, WMA Treasurer. Besides being a pioneer as the first African American female Marine Officer, Annie Grimes was the first black female officer to retire after a full 20-year career.
2010 WMA Memorial Service
Posted in: WMAHonoring all our Marine sisters who have passed in the last two years and are now guarding the gates…RIP and Semper Fidelis
Saluting WWII Marine veteran Kathleen Drummond
Posted in: WMAStanding next to her Summer whites, 91-year-old Kathleen Drummond served in the USMCWR from 1943-1946. Kathleen’s brother served in the Army and encouraged her to sign up. About that time, the Marine Corps opened to women and she immediately signed up to serve as a Marine Corps officer. The Women of the Corps history collection
Our FETs
Posted in: WMA‘Due to the Afghan culture, our male Marines can’t talk to them’ LCpl Brittany Rixon and Cpl Anica Coate of the Female Engagement Team stationed in Combat Outpost Seminole in direct support of the 26 Marine Infantry Battalion. Their mission is to make connections with the local female populace. By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com Story
Women Marines in Denver!!
Posted in: WMAWomen aging in range from 19 to 95 are getting together in Denver this weekend. What they all have in common is how they serve their country. The Women Marines Association is having its 50th anniversary convention. All weekend long, the largest-ever history exhibit on the women of the Marine Corps will be on display
Patch for WWII women Marines of MCAS El Centro
Posted in: WMAThis Jiminy Cricket (with red high heels) patch was the last one personally designed by Walt Disney in 1945
Saluting WWII Veteran June Whitehurst
Posted in: WWIIWWII veteran and Hunter College USMCWR alum June Whitehurst standing next to the uniform of the day. June and her second Hunter College class was the first platoon of female Marines to march in the Memorial Day parade down Broadway in New York City in 1943.
Happy 50th Anniversary Women Marines Association!
Posted in: WMAThe layers of the cake represent the five decades of the organization and the utilities of the decade. WMA President Rhonda Lebrescu-Amtower ceremoniously cutting the first pieces of cake.
Confessions of a WMA Convention First Timer
Posted in: WMAAfter four years of being a Women Marines Association member, I’m finally going to my first Convention. I’m excited and nervous, not really knowing what to expect. The biennial Convention this year is being held in Denver and this year we’re celebrating WMA’s 50th Anniversary. The five day agenda is jam-packed with workshops, meetings, banquets,